THE ASHES (AUSTRALIA IN ENGLAND)

Bowling Stats

T1977
The Ashes (Australia in England)
16 Jun 1977 – 25 Aug 1977
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SERIES WINNEREngland3-0 (5)

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
category leaders

Bowling in The Ashes (Australia in England)

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Jeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.35
23#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSBob Willis5 mat · avg 19.78
27#1 · wkts
Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.71
14#3 · wkts
  1. 4Max Walker5 mat · avg 39.3614
  2. 5Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.8513
  3. 6Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.9213
  4. 7Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.2010
  5. 8Tony Greig4 mat · avg 28.007
  6. 9Mick Malone1 mat · avg 12.836
  7. 10Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.405
  8. 11John Lever3 mat · avg 39.405
  9. 12Chris Old2 mat · avg 39.805
  10. 13Geoff Miller2 mat · avg 15.673
  11. 14Kerry O'Keeffe3 mat · avg 101.673
  12. 15Bob Woolmer3 mat · avg 31.001

Best figures

Test
Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.85
6/66#2
BEST FIGURESBob Willis5 mat · avg 19.78
7/78#1
Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.20
5/21#3
  1. 4Mick Malone1 mat · avg 12.835/63
  2. 5Jeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.354/41
  3. 6Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.714/41
  4. 7Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.924/80
  5. 8Max Walker5 mat · avg 39.363/40
  6. 9John Lever3 mat · avg 39.403/60
  7. 10Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.403/69
  8. 11Geoff Miller2 mat · avg 15.672/18
  9. 12Chris Old2 mat · avg 39.802/46
  10. 13Tony Greig4 mat · avg 28.002/64
  11. 14Bob Woolmer3 mat · avg 31.001/8
  12. 15Kerry O'Keeffe3 mat · avg 101.671/25

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Bob Woolmer3 mat · avg 31.00
1.94#2 · econ
BEST ECONMick Malone1 mat · avg 12.83
1.35#1 · econ
Geoff Miller2 mat · avg 15.67
1.96#3 · econ
  1. 4Max Walker5 mat · avg 39.362.02
  2. 5Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.402.04
  3. 6Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.852.14
  4. 7Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.712.25
  5. 8Tony Greig4 mat · avg 28.002.55
  6. 9Chris Old2 mat · avg 39.802.58
  7. 10John Lever3 mat · avg 39.402.63
  8. 11Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.922.64
  9. 12Greg Chappell4 mat · avg 0.002.69
  10. 13Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.202.77
  11. 14Jeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.352.90
  12. 15Kerry O'Keeffe3 mat · avg 101.673.03

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Bob Willis5 mat · avg 19.78
19.78#2 · avg
BEST AVGMick Malone1 mat · avg 12.83
12.83#1 · avg
Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.20
20.20#3 · avg
  1. 4Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.7120.71
  2. 5Jeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.3525.35
  3. 6Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.8527.85
  4. 7Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.9227.92
  5. 8Tony Greig4 mat · avg 28.0028.00
  6. 9Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.4029.40
  7. 10Max Walker5 mat · avg 39.3639.36
  8. 11John Lever3 mat · avg 39.4039.40
  9. 12Chris Old2 mat · avg 39.8039.80

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.20
43.80#2 · SR
BEST SRBob Willis5 mat · avg 19.78
37.04#1 · SR
Jeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.35
52.39#3 · SR
  1. 4Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.7155.14
  2. 5Mick Malone1 mat · avg 12.8357.00
  3. 6Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.9263.54
  4. 7Tony Greig4 mat · avg 28.0066.00
  5. 8Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.8578.08
  6. 9Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.4086.60
  7. 10John Lever3 mat · avg 39.4090.00
  8. 11Chris Old2 mat · avg 39.8092.40
  9. 12Max Walker5 mat · avg 39.36117.14

Most maidens

Test
Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.85
61#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSMax Walker5 mat · avg 39.36
88#1 · mdns
Jeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.35
44#3 · mdns
  1. 4Bob Willis5 mat · avg 19.7836
  2. 5Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.9235
  3. 6Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.7133
  4. 7Kerry O'Keeffe3 mat · avg 101.6731
  5. 8Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.4027
  6. 9Tony Greig4 mat · avg 28.0025
  7. 10Mick Malone1 mat · avg 12.8324
  8. 11John Lever3 mat · avg 39.4022
  9. 12Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.2016
  10. 13Chris Old2 mat · avg 39.8014
  11. 14Geoff Miller2 mat · avg 15.677
  12. 15Bob Woolmer3 mat · avg 31.005

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Bob Willis5 mat · avg 19.78
4#2 · 3w
MOST 3wJeff Thomson5 mat · avg 25.35
6#1 · 3w
Max Walker5 mat · avg 39.36
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Len Pascoe3 mat · avg 27.923
  2. 5Mike Hendrick3 mat · avg 20.712
  3. 6Sir Ian Botham2 mat · avg 20.202
  4. 7Derek Underwood5 mat · avg 27.851
  5. 8Mick Malone1 mat · avg 12.831
  6. 9Ray Bright3 mat · avg 29.401
  7. 10John Lever3 mat · avg 39.401
bowling battle

England vs Australia

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsAustralia
85Wickets64
2.55Economy2.42
0Dot balls0
219Maidens255
103-wkt hauls14

Best bowling figures

1Bob WillisENG · match 1 · Lord's7/78
2Derek UnderwoodENG · match 2 · Manchester6/66
3Sir Ian BothamENG · match 4 · Leeds5/21
4Mick MaloneAUS · match 5 · The Oval5/63
5Sir Ian BothamENG · match 3 · Nottingham5/74
6Bob WillisENG · match 3 · Nottingham5/88
7Bob WillisENG · match 5 · The Oval5/102
8Mike HendrickENG · match 4 · Leeds4/41
9Jeff ThomsonAUS · match 1 · Lord's4/41
10Mike HendrickENG · match 4 · Leeds4/54